Guidelines for Teaching the Holocaust. Why Teach Holocaust History One of the most effective, and most extensively documented subjects for a pedagogical.

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Why Teach Holocaust History One of the most effective, and most extensively documented subjects for a pedagogical examination of basic moral issues

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Rationale should fit your class Why should students learn this history? What are the most significant lessons to be learned? Why is a particular resource appropriate? What is the focus of your curriculum?

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What can students learn? Responsible Citizenship Appreciation for democracy Silence and indifference can perpetuate problems. History doesnt just happen. It occurs because individuals, organizations, and governments made choices.

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Define the term Holocaust The state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945. Jews were the primary victims– 6 million were murdered; Gypsies, handicapped, Jehovahs Witnesses, Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, and homosexuals also suffered grievous oppression and death.

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Avoid Stereotypical Descriptions All experiences of Jews were not the same. All Germans were not Nazis. Although groups can share common experiences, generalization tend to stereotype group behavior.

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Do not romanticize to engage students interest The number of non-Jews who helped rescue Jews in a small fraction of the population. Give a balanced perspective. Do not use the worst aspects of human nature to hook your students, they will become desensitized.